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| runawaywaffle3 |
| So ive recently come to a point in my producing where my tracks are getting decent enough to be played live. However now as i'm creating new tracks, i feel a lack of knowledge about giving character to my sounds. My songs seem to lack that extra oomph that professional tracks carry. I do not have any professional training and all my knowledge of music production has come from pure studying. Heres my soundcloud so you can hear my tracks, http://soundcloud.com/jasontravis My question is, can anyone point me in the right direction for what I need to learn/improve on next? thanks a lot |
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| J.L. |
| What are you mixing on? Work on balancing the sounds. Particularly the kicks, which are kinda boxy and weak. Compare A/B with commercial tracks. That's about it. |
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| runawaywaffle3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by J.L.
What are you mixing on? Work on balancing the sounds. Particularly the kicks, which are kinda boxy and weak. Compare A/B with commercial tracks. That's about it. |
ive recently tried adding multipressors to my kicks in order to give them some energy and it seems to be working better but not to the point where i want them to be. My DAW is logic |
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| sako487 |
| feels like you need more reverb in your tracks, and some more elements here and there to fill up some frequencies. mixdown is solid tho |
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| runawaywaffle3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by sako487
feels like you need more reverb in your tracks, and some more elements here and there to fill up some frequencies. mixdown is solid tho |
thanks man i appreciate the feedback, i definitely feel like i am lacking in the very low frequencies and very high frequencies, probably because the speakers that i produce on are not very good |
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| sako487 |
| quote: | Originally posted by runawaywaffle3
thanks man i appreciate the feedback, i definitely feel like i am lacking in the very low frequencies and very high frequencies, probably because the speakers that i produce on are not very good |
try throwing in a couple loops,you dont have to use them, just throw them in and see how well they take up frequencies |
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| runawaywaffle3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by sako487
try throwing in a couple loops,you dont have to use them, just throw them in and see how well they take up frequencies |
alright ill try that, thanks. |
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| runawaywaffle3 |
| i appreciate the feedback :D but i ask that you keep criticism in this thread instead of posting on the tracks. thanks :D |
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| Looney4Clooney |
if they don't sound like professional tracks, which to be honest is a pretty low standard, they aren't at a point you should be playing them live. So do your crowd a favour and don't play them.
listen to good sound tracks. LIsten to yours. Try to describe what is different. Find the problem, and then apply a solution. And my guess is you've been producer for 2 years or so, double that. You will be adequate. |
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| runawaywaffle3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
if they don't sound like professional tracks, which to be honest is a pretty low standard, they aren't at a point you should be playing them live. So do your crowd a favour and don't play them.
listen to good sound tracks. LIsten to yours. Try to describe what is different. Find the problem, and then apply a solution. And my guess is you've been producer for 2 years or so, double that. You will be adequate. |
ive actually only been a producer for a little under a year, so thank you :D
ill keep working at it |
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| Looney4Clooney |
wasn't a compliment. I took what a good producer would do in 1-4 months, a bad producer in 4. And gave an average.
Just keep doing what your doing. Keep the track count high. once you've reached that level where you feel confident, then start working on the quality of the music a little more.
I would keep the idea of changing your name to something better. Jason Travis sounds like a country singer. The worst marketing strategy in the music business is to use a first name last name format. Amazing how many djs/producers do it. Its like their manager goes , ok, we use this name, create a brand and we can sell this many, or we use your name, you sell less, if you become famous, people can dig into your past, and texans will be very disapointed when they buy a ticket to your show. Ummm, hmmmm well i mean its like my name is really kinda personal to me. .....
ya so don't make that mistake. And don't rationalize it by saying others do it. 95% of those guys would be making more if they didn't. Unless you have a cool name. You don't. So ya. |
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| runawaywaffle3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
wasn't a compliment. I took what a good producer would do in 1-4 months, a bad producer in 4. And gave an average.
Just keep doing what your doing. Keep the track count high. once you've reached that level where you feel confident, then start working on the quality of the music a little more.
I would keep the idea of changing your name to something better. Jason Travis sounds like a country singer. The worst marketing strategy in the music business is to use a first name last name format. Amazing how many djs/producers do it. Its like their manager goes , ok, we use this name, create a brand and we can sell this many, or we use your name, you sell less, if you become famous, people can dig into your past, and texans will be very disapointed when they buy a ticket to your show. Ummm, hmmmm well i mean its like my name is really kinda personal to me. .....
ya so don't make that mistake. And don't rationalize it by saying others do it. 95% of those guys would be making more if they didn't. Unless you have a cool name. You don't. So ya. |
well to be honest i feel like worrying about my name is getting ahead of myself. And i really dont want to just force a gimmick if i dont have to. im hoping that my music speaks for itself. |
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